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Whistleblowers, sheltered assets key in Medicaid fraud and abuse

Whistleblowers are an increasingly important part of detecting Medicaid fraud while GOP lawmakers look more closely at those who shelter their assets in order to qualify for the program's long-term care.

11 Jan 2013

Improvement needed in at-home cardiac care for elderly

Elderly patients with coronary heart disease who refuse an offer of center-based cardiac rehabilitation and receive an at-home plan instead fare no better after 12 months than their counterparts who receive usual care, report researchers.

31 Dec 2012

California Hospital Association honors Sharp HealthCare leader with Award of Merit

Daniel L. Gross , DNSc, RN, Executive Vice President of Hospital Operations for Sharp HealthCare, received the Award of Merit from the California Hospital Association (CHA), at the organization's board meeting today in Newport Beach.

21 Dec 2012

Legal settlement paves way for Medicare to cover more home care

For years, Medicare recipients with chronic conditions have had difficulty qualifying for home health services administered by nurses and therapists.

18 Dec 2012

First Edition: December 17, 2012

Today's headlines include weekend updates regarding the fiscal cliff negotiations as well as news regarding states' decisions on health exchanges.

17 Dec 2012

News stories paint negative picture of nursing homes

Analysis of media portrayals of nursing homes finds that negative stories outnumber positive stories by five to one, reports a study in the December issue of Medical Care.

14 Dec 2012

Roundup: Mass. a template for controlling health care costs?; Fewer than expected use Minn. health care vouchers; Blue Shield in Calif.'s proposed rate hikes

This simple shift in how health care is paid for -- long seen as key to taming costs -- has been occurring in pockets of the country. But nowhere is it happening more systematically than in Massachusetts, the state that blazed a trail in 2006 by guaranteeing its residents health insurance. Now Massachusetts, a model for President Obama's 2010 national health care law, may offer another template for national leaders looking to control health spending.

13 Dec 2012

Telestroke networks benefit hospital bank balances

Telestroke networks can increase the number of patients successfully discharged home while saving money for all hospitals involved, show US study results.

11 Dec 2012

Telestroke appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals

Researchers have found that using telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that do not have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke expert, on staff.

5 Dec 2012

McHenry County Caregivers Conference to be held on April 6, 2013

McHenry County Caregivers Conference, Saturday, April 6, 2013, presented by Elderwerks has pulled together professionals, care agencies and service organizations who help relieve and assist the caregiver.

3 Dec 2012

Aetna announced participation in New York State's managed long-term care program

Aetna Better Health of New York today announced its participation in New York State's managed long-term care (MLTC) program. Aetna Better Health of New York, an Aetna Medicaid company, will serve people eligible for the state program in three New York City boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens—as well as Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island.

30 Nov 2012

Decker School of Nursing to provide financial support for graduate students

The Decker School of Nursing has received a two-year, $757,000 traineeship grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide financial support for graduate students.

28 Nov 2012

Medicaid budget issues mean tough choices across nation

Medicaid programs in Connecticut, Texas, New Jersey and California deal with swelling rolls, tight budgets and reimbursement decisions.

26 Nov 2012

Changes in health care deductions soon to kick in

The Wall Street Journal examines key changes in the health insurance marketplace for which consumers should be prepared.

26 Nov 2012

First Edition: November 26, 2012

Today's headlines include a range of stories regarding the future of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations as well as reports about the strategies that might now be used by health law opponents.

26 Nov 2012

Medicare Part B premiums up $5 per month next year

The increase will eat about a quarter of a typical retiree's cost-of-living raise in Social Security payments.

20 Nov 2012

Supporters of Mass. assisted suicide ballot measure concede defeat

Meanwhile, among the many ballot items across the country, Florida voters rejected an effort to block some of the federal health law's requirements and limits on abortion. But voters in Alabama, Missouri and Wyoming approved measures to curb the reach of the health law.

8 Nov 2012

Medicare, health law part of Obama, Romney pitches for votes

In the campaign's final days, President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney deliver closing arguments about their health care positions, among other issues.

3 Nov 2012

Treatments and outcomes vary for nursing home residents who use Medicare SNF care: Study

A Medicare rule that blocks thousands of nursing home residents from receiving simultaneous reimbursement for hospice and skilled nursing facility care at the end of life may result in those residents receiving more aggressive treatment and hospitalization, according a new analysis.

3 Nov 2012

Hurricane Sandy’s impact on home care: an interview with Joanne Cunningham

Home care agencies, like all health providers, have only a matter of days to prepare for a specific weather event like Hurricane Sandy. However, disaster preparedness planning is a core function of home care service providers.

2 Nov 2012